#411: Things I Wish Someone Had Explained To Me Sooner About Python

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

2

How I Learned to Code in Python

01:50 • 3min

3

The Mismatch Between Simple and Complex Tutorials

04:22 • 2min

4

The Signs of a Healthy Small Software Team

06:16 • 2min

5

How to Pay Down Technical Debt

08:37 • 2min

6

Dead Simple Python: The Book I Wish I Had

10:10 • 2min

7

How to Use Python as Python

12:17 • 5min

8

Python's Variables Work Differently Than Other Languages

16:53 • 3min

9

The Importance of References in Python

19:39 • 2min

10

The Implications of Variable Scope in Python

21:41 • 2min

11

The Benefits of Duck Typing

23:40 • 2min

12

The Importance of Object-Oriented Programming

25:23 • 2min

13

How to Use Static Duct Typing in Python With Protocols

27:15 • 3min

14

The Importance of Understanding Data Structures

29:57 • 2min

15

How to Make Your Python Web Apps Faster With CDNs

31:36 • 3min

16

The Importance of Loops in Python

35:06 • 2min

17

The Magic of List Completion

36:59 • 5min

18

The Importance of Containers in Code

41:32 • 3min

19

How to Create a Virtual Environment

44:06 • 2min

20

How to Make Your Virtual Environment Happy and Easy to Use

45:55 • 4min

21

Concurrency in Parallel

50:16 • 3min

22

How to Use Concurrency to Speed Up Asynchronous Programming

53:19 • 2min

23

The Importance of Compliance in Programming

55:46 • 2min

24

The Importance of Async in Refactoring

57:41 • 2min

25

How to Write a Test That Breaks Your Code

59:21 • 2min

26

How to Improve Your Python Programming

01:01:13 • 2min